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Ellis, David
🇦🇺FIDE 3205568· Male· Australia· Born in 1940
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David Ellis, a 86-year-old Australian player, is rated 1848. He has slipped back 58 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Metro Club Championship Division A Round 9 plus postponed, 2026 Metro Club Championship Division A Rounds 5-8, and 2026 Metro Club Championship Division A Rounds 1-4. He took a 23-month break between Jan 2008 and Jan 2010. His peak of 2092 was reached at age 65 (Apr 2005).
Current rating
1848
Standard
Rpd1927·Blz—
All-time high
2092
−244 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 65
Apr 2005 · age 65
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#62,017
#62,017 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
1st Australian 80+ player
at age 85 · rated 1906
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1735 → 1859
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 84
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 82
Apr 2022
2016
1st Australian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2002
Jul 2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 76
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-58
1906 → 1848
Tournaments
10
29 games
Score
14/ 2948.3%
8W12D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #18 | 1075 | -9.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #7 | — | +0.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #7 | — | -1.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #3 | — | +16.4 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1.5/4 | #6 | — | -10.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #8 | — | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #12 | 1756 | -24.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | — | +9.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #10 | — | -10.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #2 | — | -9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIhsan Ferozkohi
🇦🇺AUS·2133
+3 −33 =6
42 games·last met May 2024
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vsPeter Roza
🇦🇺AUS·1885
+14 −11 =5
30 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGordon Dunlop
🇦🇺AUS·1747
+13 −4 =10
27 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsRobert Baumgartner
🇦🇺AUS·1776
+17 −1 =6
24 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsCraig C Kinsman
🇦🇺AUS·1883
+4 −3 =11
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Australia
#347
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,405
in continent
World
#62,016
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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